tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77733521696094948602018-03-05T15:21:24.995-06:00PhotoZmom's Momentsphotozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.comBlogger429125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-71371705594584307582014-10-30T19:18:00.001-05:002014-10-30T19:29:11.158-05:00January-March Ryan's Basketball<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winter brought MABC basketball and Ryan was a VERY tall 8th grader! I was able to go to a couple of his games and then in March was the Tournament. Couldn't leave the bleachers!!!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He and his team are really doing well..... With them in their second year of play one wonders how&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">good they will be when it's their last yr.!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r0JPsrKVXOY/VFLUd6MEWyI/AAAAAAAAV4Y/Qd54ic_aIOw/s1600/IMG_3027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r0JPsrKVXOY/VFLUd6MEWyI/AAAAAAAAV4Y/Qd54ic_aIOw/s1600/IMG_3027.JPG" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-86148032847644638182014-10-30T19:03:00.000-05:002014-10-30T19:04:33.500-05:00WHERE Has the Time Gone????????<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How can life go on and someone that blogged almost every day for years, let a great year, with lots of special things happening, &nbsp;go by and not blog......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well that's what my year has been.....&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been contemplating posting for over a week but didn't know where to start&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SOOOOO here goes..... and I will be recapping the past year in the next little while. Will try to put dates on the post so you know when they happened.... Maybe by the first of the year I can get caught up !!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HAPPY FALL YA'ALLLLL !!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YjTmfF5zrSM/VFLQLkcYUQI/AAAAAAAAV4E/mf_FQNXf07w/s1600/IMG_20141019_155548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YjTmfF5zrSM/VFLQLkcYUQI/AAAAAAAAV4E/mf_FQNXf07w/s1600/IMG_20141019_155548.jpg" height="302" width="320" /></a></div><br />photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-72359867868260275032013-09-19T21:17:00.000-05:002013-09-19T21:17:27.424-05:00<br />Once again the months have flown by and blogging has fell behind! We have subtracted and added and subtracted again in our "kitty math"! I don't even thin I could keep the story straight at this point.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp;Sadly our wonderful momma cat got ran over a couple of weeks after my last post. Her older kitten( about three yrs old) has taken her place by having a couple of kittens....one of them was gone almost instantly, then the other one was around for a couple of months and has disappeared. That momma has replaced the old momma and is still nursing the orphans. A couple of weeks ago we brought two more orphans from Myron's sister's that she had been struggling to keep alive. Momma #2, started nursing them within a few days after they came.... So all is well on the kitty front at the moment..... Total cat count at the Hoffert cat house is NINE.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The end of &nbsp;June Myron's precious father went to be with The Lord. I was able to spend a large part of the last two weeks with him and 24/7 the last week with family giving me a break a little here and a little there. There was no where else I would have rather even those days!! I moved into the nursing home and I have to tell you WE got the best care imaginable !! They took as much care of me that last week as they did Dad!! What a blessing! <br />&nbsp; &nbsp; Back at home we settled into our regular routine after the funeral and family time. &nbsp;Back to a normal schedule at church working in nursery again.... Then I got really sick with bronchitis and that lasted about three weeks. &nbsp; &nbsp;Honestly that pretty much catches you up on our summer.... Now, hopefully I will get back in the blogging mode, again......hope you all have had a great summer!<br /><br /><img src="webkit-fake-url://2095EAA0-A608-41C1-B40B-96C254496542/imagejpeg" />photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-78022421365233861992013-06-07T08:02:00.005-05:002013-06-07T08:02:41.566-05:00Kitty Math continues !!!&nbsp; &nbsp;Everything stayed the same until yesterday afternoon.... Then the guy that mows for us came and started right around the front porch...WHERE the kittens were.....they scattered!!! I couldn't get to them fast enough to get them all gathered into the tote and into the house..... I managed to get all but ONE ( one of mama's)......:O( &nbsp;Myron and I both hunted and couldn't find it anywhere.....went to bed last night still missing one...... got up the morning and there were SEVEN !!!! YEP !!! Mama had found the one....AND brought another one up....NO pictures at this point. NOW .....then next question remains to be seen.....Is there still an 8th one....is it still alive....will Mama bring it up eventually?????? Stay tuned !!!!!!!!!!!!!photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-38296931394199517142013-06-03T18:57:00.001-05:002013-06-03T19:03:27.632-05:00A LONG...CONFUSING "Kitty" Story!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">I hardly even know where to start but I guess maybe about a month ago&nbsp; would be about right.<br />Our 4 yr old Mama cat came up to the house and we could tell she had had her kittens. She is the absolute worst at hiding them for a couple of months then bringing them up to us TOTALLY WILD. She is not wild at all but every year she does the same thing SO we never really have any "pet" kittens.<br />( The pets we have Puff and Bobbi Hopper were given to us)<br />So fast forward a little....Myron tried to figure out where they were and had found them....then she moved them....<br /><br />About 10 days ago we got a call from a co-worker of Myron's....<br />They had a mother cat that had had 7 kittens, and about five days before he called the mama had gone missing....three of the little ones didn't make it and did we want to TRY to care for these last four??<br />They showed up that afternoon and they were about a month old ( about the same age at OUR mama's kittens)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dwb_Manou5M/Ua0tsoJx3zI/AAAAAAAAUPI/utfsSn6_R-g/s1600/100_8530.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dwb_Manou5M/Ua0tsoJx3zI/AAAAAAAAUPI/utfsSn6_R-g/s400/100_8530.JPG" /></a><br /><br />It became quite a challenge as they didn't know how to eat solids and they were being fed by syringe.<br />We "muddled" through!! They started eating solids pretty quickly but didn't know how to clean themselves and they were SO messy! They just crawled through the food as they ate and it literally from one end of them to the other when they were finished.We have them in a HUGE tote and keep them outside with the tote on it's side during the day and at night we bring them (in the tote) into the house.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v3zJ2EYu860/Ua0ttNqUzdI/AAAAAAAAUPQ/Z4bs8UFyh_Q/s1600/IMG_4817.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v3zJ2EYu860/Ua0ttNqUzdI/AAAAAAAAUPQ/Z4bs8UFyh_Q/s400/IMG_4817.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Mama and Bobbi Hopper had put up with them but not really got to excited about them.<br />&nbsp;About 5 days ago, I put one up by Mama's face and she started licking it!! Hummmmmm.....<br />Yep....within a couple of days she was cleaning them pretty good. ... AND she also started nursing them within 24 hrs.!!!! Then she carried one off by itself....<br />It had been gone a couple of days and we thought it was out in the garage but hadn't found it yet.....</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ubhElmPw-Ak/Ua0ttaedpJI/AAAAAAAAUPc/YWIJIgqGObE/s1600/100_8546.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ubhElmPw-Ak/Ua0ttaedpJI/AAAAAAAAUPc/YWIJIgqGObE/s400/100_8546.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ntIktp_yrcM/Ua0tuFvaj2I/AAAAAAAAUPo/snkXgkwm2Fc/s1600/100_8550.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ntIktp_yrcM/Ua0tuFvaj2I/AAAAAAAAUPo/snkXgkwm2Fc/s400/100_8550.JPG" /></a><br />NOW.....back to Mama's kittens.....&nbsp; Saturday night I heard a "baby kitty" crying so I stepped out on the porch ( at 2 A.M.) and there was a little gray kitten. I started towards it and it hissed at me and I wasn't in the mood to get scratched so thought "it's up to Mama". Sunday morning I told Myron about it and he went out and the baby was still there. He was able to pick it up and brought it in to me.... It hissed but didn't act aggressive. .......<br />Myron went on to church and left the kitten with the other kittens....<br />Mid afternoon on Sunday I hear another kitty crying out by the garage....YEP !!! The one of the orphans Mama had carried off. It was SOOOO clean and fluffy. I carried it back out to the front and put it with the rest.....<br />Myron got home Sunday night and I asked him to count and see how many were out there ( I wanted him to be surprised that the other kitten was back)&nbsp; Well....I GOT the surprise.... he said that there were SIX kittens out there...... YES....Mama had brought up another of HER kittens to join the family !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So Sunday night when it came time to bring the tote of kittens in we put all six in the tote...they are getting along GREAT!<br />Today is Monday...... everything is the same..... no changes in numbers or locations....for today anyway !!!!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D7WMhi6I_N8/Ua0tuRSSq9I/AAAAAAAAUP0/S3tL7rm7oHE/s1600/100_8562.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D7WMhi6I_N8/Ua0tuRSSq9I/AAAAAAAAUP0/S3tL7rm7oHE/s400/100_8562.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xbQX2F5d4Mk/Ua0tuow-PaI/AAAAAAAAUQA/20NFG5SuTX4/s1600/100_8561.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xbQX2F5d4Mk/Ua0tuow-PaI/AAAAAAAAUQA/20NFG5SuTX4/s400/100_8561.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZmbsuL6ufLk/Ua0tvAGT0qI/AAAAAAAAUQM/-vBAtC-7_uM/s1600/100_8559.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZmbsuL6ufLk/Ua0tvAGT0qI/AAAAAAAAUQM/-vBAtC-7_uM/s400/100_8559.JPG" /></a><br />Can you understand ANY of this crazy story??????????????????????????</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-54596740234600367702013-06-03T18:16:00.001-05:002013-06-03T18:17:09.940-05:00A Special Visit !<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Since my surgery, almost four weeks ago, I have been pretty much recovering at home. I have only gone to therapy and so I have REALLY missed my church family. <br />Saturday some friends were playing for a wedding down our way so the girls decided to leave early and come visit with me. What a special time. They were even willing to "practice" one more time in front of me so I could enjoy their pretty music!<br />Thanks for the visit, girls! I love you both!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y-r0H-QBB1E/Ua0j9Fu6fWI/AAAAAAAAUO4/x-YmuHZz1fY/s1600/100_8555.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y-r0H-QBB1E/Ua0j9Fu6fWI/AAAAAAAAUO4/x-YmuHZz1fY/s400/100_8555.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-84386343929716090852013-04-20T18:07:00.001-05:002013-04-20T18:07:52.787-05:00Sweet Girls !<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">About 5 years ago I met one of the sweetest families from California when they came out to Iowa for a wedding. They came early and I was the photographer for the wedding so was around for a LOT of the festivities, and got aquainted with the couple and her LITTLE girls!<br />The girls and I have kinda kept in contact a little through the yrs.<br />Fast forward 5 yrs ... They had heard about our OUR TIME Youth Conference and decided they wanted to come. <br />They are the Hiatt's family and were staying with Jim and Patricia.<br />Patricia asked if I would like to go to pick them up at the airport and I jumped at the chance.<br />Then Patricia and the girls sat with me for the whole conference and&nbsp;I enjoyed that SO much.<br /><br />They have grown into precious, godly young ladies and it was a joy to get better aquainted with them!<br />Cassidy participated in the music competition and got 2nd place....<br />They worked at the table for Golden State Baptist College too.<br /><br />Thank you Cassidy and Courtney for including me in your time here! Love you both!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PWqVg9nfvUE/UXMfwit4jcI/AAAAAAAAUA4/A6lI8Pp8Oy8/s1600/IMG_3059.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PWqVg9nfvUE/UXMfwit4jcI/AAAAAAAAUA4/A6lI8Pp8Oy8/s400/IMG_3059.JPG" /></a><br />After the first night the girls came and gave me a treat from Californina <br />HOW thoughtful !!!!<br /><br />Blue Diamond Jordan Almonds straight from <br />Sacramento, Ca!<br />Thank you girls!!!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EoX7VDTa-ms/UXMfxYeAQUI/AAAAAAAAUBE/KNU6FmZp9_A/s1600/100_8371.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EoX7VDTa-ms/UXMfxYeAQUI/AAAAAAAAUBE/KNU6FmZp9_A/s400/100_8371.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-27346994736494948302013-04-05T12:04:00.001-05:002013-04-05T12:09:44.254-05:00Yes, It's been A LONG Time, AGAIN :O(<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">I have found that when you are recovering from surgery there really isn't much to take pictures of :o/<br />Tues, I celebrated my 3 mo. anniversary of the surgery.<br />I am doing very well but it has been a very slow recovery...<br />I have taken some pictures along of different things at church but just haven't felt like doing a lot of blogging<br />so I am getting back to it as I start getting out more and doing more.<br />I am REALLY getting Spring fever and these cute little guys didn't help!<br />Aren't they just adorable?!?!!?!!?<br />The nursery director made these as Thank you gifts for those of us that worked in Spanish nursery a couple of weeks ago at their conference.<br />They WERE VERY yummy too !!<br />Thank you, Miss Beth!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RSl2H83GpSE/UV8EG-LRZ2I/AAAAAAAATs8/rHeCZgfkZaw/s1600/IMG_2422.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RSl2H83GpSE/UV8EG-LRZ2I/AAAAAAAATs8/rHeCZgfkZaw/s400/IMG_2422.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-65932508573981143352013-01-25T10:43:00.001-06:002013-01-25T10:44:20.670-06:00Before and After * BATHROOM*<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Several posts ago, I posted the pictures below and a collage of the Progress.... I thought I would go ahead and repost the "before" pics so you didn't have to go back and forth between the two post to see the changes.<br />It is SO&nbsp;wonderful to have a nice shower and new bathroom....&nbsp; The other one was rotting out right in front of our eyes..... Now it's fresh and new.... We are really enjoying it.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yTcbfYf88zM/UQK2X92YzcI/AAAAAAAAThM/PzS6FV7tZUI/s1600/Bathroom%2BRemodel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yTcbfYf88zM/UQK2X92YzcI/AAAAAAAAThM/PzS6FV7tZUI/s400/Bathroom%2BRemodel.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8DPTnYExDIw/UQK2YhZTfCI/AAAAAAAAThY/CGJ3dvOH8pI/s1600/Bathroom%2BRemodel3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8DPTnYExDIw/UQK2YhZTfCI/AAAAAAAAThY/CGJ3dvOH8pI/s400/Bathroom%2BRemodel3.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-43220820570863843892013-01-15T08:54:00.001-06:002013-01-15T08:56:23.141-06:00Knee Replacement Surgery<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">The New Year brought much anticipation with it! I have been needing a knee replacement for a long time and the time finally arrived January 2nd. <br />I was a little nervous, but I knew that the Lord was in control of the outcome and that I had a GREAT surgeon as well!<br />Since I knew that things would be a blur and that several family members would want to be involved in the process, Sarah and my mom kept a photo diary of the time in the hospital and therapy.<br /><br />Getting all ready for MY day<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4NKD4jjPX98/UPVt8PWA7aI/AAAAAAAATYU/xdQ1nnq1W_k/s1600/010113_1422.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4NKD4jjPX98/UPVt8PWA7aI/AAAAAAAATYU/xdQ1nnq1W_k/s400/010113_1422.JPG" /></a><br />On my way to surgery with a kiss from my sweetheart</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PPv9vwCLOY8/UPVt89-ImzI/AAAAAAAATYg/1PL3oj6ZygY/s1600/010113_1439.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PPv9vwCLOY8/UPVt89-ImzI/AAAAAAAATYg/1PL3oj6ZygY/s400/010113_1439.JPG" /></a><br />Fast forward about 36 hours..... ( trust me, you didn't want to see the pictures during that time :O) )<br />This was my day nurse and she was the best nurse I have ever had !!!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O8IDr6gG6u8/UPVt-vWOQxI/AAAAAAAATYs/sZvxQ9oIG84/s1600/100_8136.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O8IDr6gG6u8/UPVt-vWOQxI/AAAAAAAATYs/sZvxQ9oIG84/s400/100_8136.JPG" /></a><br />....and then there was "SEARG" Marcia was my therapist and she was called Searg !!!<br />She was tough BUT... as tough and gruff as she was..... she was VERY good and made it as much fun as it could have been!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QOKH4yG3bio/UPVt_Vf0u_I/AAAAAAAATY4/C0BxHD381rk/s1600/100_8137.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QOKH4yG3bio/UPVt_Vf0u_I/AAAAAAAATY4/C0BxHD381rk/s400/100_8137.JPG" /></a><br />My surgeon, Dr. Lash !!! He is the BEST !!!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Aunkx_n2pYA/UPVuAavBzXI/AAAAAAAATZE/Lm1Ati1uN3o/s1600/100_8143.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Aunkx_n2pYA/UPVuAavBzXI/AAAAAAAATZE/Lm1Ati1uN3o/s400/100_8143.JPG" /></a><br />Many friends and family paid visits, sent cards, sent flowers and gifts<br />Made a girl feel loved !!!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pv-3JHVfUIw/UPVuBVImqUI/AAAAAAAATZQ/OqFZZvT0fA4/s1600/100_8144.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pv-3JHVfUIw/UPVuBVImqUI/AAAAAAAATZQ/OqFZZvT0fA4/s400/100_8144.JPG" /></a><br />Got home on the 5th.... Myron's Dad loaned me his extra lift chair and what a blessing....<br />All snuggled in for the day</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WM3Mj7fqD8o/UPVuCDfMGCI/AAAAAAAATZc/3ywogJPxSOI/s1600/100_8184.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WM3Mj7fqD8o/UPVuCDfMGCI/AAAAAAAATZc/3ywogJPxSOI/s400/100_8184.JPG" /></a><br />Therapy with a "saddlebag" of sorts that I rest over my knee with a 5 lb bag of sugar on either side, to try to straighten my leg</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-svZLgdvsuXg/UPVuC0q148I/AAAAAAAATZo/fA9Pv1Syv9k/s1600/100_8185.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-svZLgdvsuXg/UPVuC0q148I/AAAAAAAATZo/fA9Pv1Syv9k/s400/100_8185.JPG" /></a><br />THEN... Monday, Wed and Friday I go to Fairfield for therapy with Brian.<br />He is VERY good BUT... OH does it get intense !!!!!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nLnK7jCElAQ/UPVuDmGpP5I/AAAAAAAATZ0/jHrXIF6z2a0/s1600/100_8214.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nLnK7jCElAQ/UPVuDmGpP5I/AAAAAAAATZ0/jHrXIF6z2a0/s400/100_8214.JPG" /></a><br />He even calls in reinforments to "torture" me :O)<br />I am progressing and things are going VERY well!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hz4KGUG88Bg/UPVuEb1_MHI/AAAAAAAATaA/Tk_TC7ESWQs/s1600/100_8217.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hz4KGUG88Bg/UPVuEb1_MHI/AAAAAAAATaA/Tk_TC7ESWQs/s400/100_8217.JPG" /></a><br />I am continuing th gain strength each day and praise God for answered prayer concerning my sugery and healing. I am already walking SO much better than I have in years !!!<br />God is SO good !!!<br />Thank you to all those that have prayed, and sent messages, cards, meals calls, visited and showed me their love in so many ways !!!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-62524561879718920742012-12-30T20:51:00.001-06:002012-12-30T20:52:22.918-06:00Our Family Christmas<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">We had such a nice Christmas this year. Christmas Eve, Myron and I arrived at Nate and Ten's. Sarah had already arrived..... The girls were busy making homemade pizzas. <br />We spent the evening eating, visiting, remenissing, playing games, watching Andy Griffith,&nbsp;and the boys got to open one present.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xhglway1EQE/UOD94snct0I/AAAAAAAATDA/hxOEPYjGELI/s1600/Christmas%2BWith%2Bthe%2BKids%2B%252712.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xhglway1EQE/UOD94snct0I/AAAAAAAATDA/hxOEPYjGELI/s400/Christmas%2BWith%2Bthe%2BKids%2B%252712.jpg" /></a><br />Christmas Morning the kids bundled up for a run and Dad decided to go along!<br />He only went 7 blocks but I was proud of him !! What a trooper.... It was COLD out there !!!<br />The kids run so much I think they are pretty used to it... although Sarah got picture of ice on her eye lashes and on Nate's beard... BURRRRR !<br />After the kids got back and warmed up, we had breakfast, devotions,( read by Reed, Ryan and Nate)<br />opened gifts.... then more eating, watching Andy and Barney....AND several had naps through the day.....<br />Just a wonderful relaxed day!!!! The only thing that could have made it better would have been if Aaron had been able to be home from North Dakota !!! Maybe NEXT year !!!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vbsTxK1qkU8/UOD95bzHmbI/AAAAAAAATDI/1kXVsM0VEng/s1600/Christmas%2BWith%2Bthe%2BKids%2B%2527121.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vbsTxK1qkU8/UOD95bzHmbI/AAAAAAAATDI/1kXVsM0VEng/s400/Christmas%2BWith%2Bthe%2BKids%2B%2527121.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-90723166270931377482012-12-28T21:32:00.001-06:002012-12-28T21:34:08.939-06:00Candlelight Christmas Service<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Sunday night the 23rd was such a special service! Many of us attended our first <br />Candlelight service.<br />We had our opening hymn and the choir songs as ususal.<br />Then during prayer the lights were turned off and <br />after prayer Bro. John Hayes decended from the attic like he did in the Christmas play.<br />Then he sat down on the platform in a rocking chair and read the Christmas story out of a large <br />family Bible.<br />After the Christmas story we were given candles and we sang many Christmas Carols,<br />had special music and Preacher preached the message by candlelight.<br />It was an amazing service! It sounds like it might become a tradition at MABC<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TAaJz-9eZZw/UN5kmEZfQVI/AAAAAAAATA0/7pQZVgpre3s/s1600/100_7809.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TAaJz-9eZZw/UN5kmEZfQVI/AAAAAAAATA0/7pQZVgpre3s/s400/100_7809.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0g8DKcwlv3c/UN5kmm4fa5I/AAAAAAAATA8/fBMgvLDCibo/s1600/100_7811.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0g8DKcwlv3c/UN5kmm4fa5I/AAAAAAAATA8/fBMgvLDCibo/s400/100_7811.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NOvwlSPGNVU/UN5knYvuDTI/AAAAAAAATBM/p9U9CKNCyQw/s1600/100_7814.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NOvwlSPGNVU/UN5knYvuDTI/AAAAAAAATBM/p9U9CKNCyQw/s400/100_7814.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vYWhg8cKEug/UN5koGsrRxI/AAAAAAAATBY/a-Fi3BH-fXE/s1600/100_7842.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vYWhg8cKEug/UN5koGsrRxI/AAAAAAAATBY/a-Fi3BH-fXE/s400/100_7842.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HbxTqAsR3po/UN5kok8RZGI/AAAAAAAATBk/h_xYb6iCZDI/s1600/100_7855.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HbxTqAsR3po/UN5kok8RZGI/AAAAAAAATBk/h_xYb6iCZDI/s400/100_7855.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ewYe5M2Trgs/UN5kpuaJnzI/AAAAAAAATBw/fZn8LZZRLw4/s1600/100_7859.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ewYe5M2Trgs/UN5kpuaJnzI/AAAAAAAATBw/fZn8LZZRLw4/s400/100_7859.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lxu_lRp3rGQ/UN5kqGE4TgI/AAAAAAAATB8/zNB9HdBDTno/s1600/100_7871.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lxu_lRp3rGQ/UN5kqGE4TgI/AAAAAAAATB8/zNB9HdBDTno/s400/100_7871.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-56gMdkkIcEU/UN5kqzY3eDI/AAAAAAAATCI/USex4fo9U58/s1600/100_7878.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-56gMdkkIcEU/UN5kqzY3eDI/AAAAAAAATCI/USex4fo9U58/s400/100_7878.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mziMxDKtMVk/UN5krooglHI/AAAAAAAATCU/TV-pJtBBp_k/s1600/100_7964.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mziMxDKtMVk/UN5krooglHI/AAAAAAAATCU/TV-pJtBBp_k/s400/100_7964.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-65899713488237335152012-12-28T09:05:00.001-06:002012-12-28T09:07:31.490-06:00Caring Acres Christmas Party<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Last week I went and spent my last week with Dad Hoffert before I have knee replacement <br />surgery Jan. 2nd.<br />I went to visit on Tues, and the Director of Nursing warned me that a bad snow was coming<br />and that maybe I should plan on staying at the nursing home for the rest of the week so I didn't have to drive back and forth to the folk's or not get to come visit Dad at all ...SO...<br />I became a nursing home resident from Wed- Sat morning!!!!!<br />I totally enjoyed my time there. It was so nice to be close to Dad AND to have my own room :O)<br />When he would rest, I would visit around with other residents or go to my room and relax myself!<br />Here are a couple of pictures that really doesn't do the storm justice !!!<br />We had 10" of snow and the next day 50 mile a hour winds !!!<br />I am REALLY glad I didn't have to get out in it!!!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jC4J-rpYr9s/UN21laWrZoI/AAAAAAAAS-M/FLLkSow7HI4/s1600/IMG_1366.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jC4J-rpYr9s/UN21laWrZoI/AAAAAAAAS-M/FLLkSow7HI4/s400/IMG_1366.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A8R8ITV7vsc/UN21lzSDnjI/AAAAAAAAS-Y/oyYZCdxpO1M/s1600/IMG_1367.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A8R8ITV7vsc/UN21lzSDnjI/AAAAAAAAS-Y/oyYZCdxpO1M/s400/IMG_1367.JPG" /></a><br />One afternoon we had coffe and Verna read the Anita paper</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PMx7rObWBOQ/UN21nZ2TuCI/AAAAAAAAS-k/x0rYQvoUJ9U/s1600/IMG_1373.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PMx7rObWBOQ/UN21nZ2TuCI/AAAAAAAAS-k/x0rYQvoUJ9U/s400/IMG_1373.JPG" /></a><br />On Friday there was a Christmas party for the&nbsp;residents and their<br />families. We sang a lot of Christmas carols, had a reading, and <br />SANTA came !!<br />Then we had&nbsp;snacks and a wonderful time visiting.<br />Caring Acres is such a great place.... I love being there enjoying the residents<br />and the staff!<br />It truly is a little family !!!&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ixd0cQy78R4/UN21nyWxv5I/AAAAAAAAS-w/vyE1m5wat5o/s1600/IMG_1403.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ixd0cQy78R4/UN21nyWxv5I/AAAAAAAAS-w/vyE1m5wat5o/s400/IMG_1403.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3-Iei-k221w/UN21omk33eI/AAAAAAAAS-8/nrMizJhXaqQ/s1600/IMG_1438.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3-Iei-k221w/UN21omk33eI/AAAAAAAAS-8/nrMizJhXaqQ/s400/IMG_1438.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eZ0tMal4haQ/UN21p475R2I/AAAAAAAAS_E/19JQFNo8ze0/s1600/IMG_1442.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eZ0tMal4haQ/UN21p475R2I/AAAAAAAAS_E/19JQFNo8ze0/s400/IMG_1442.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ayHcHuPJDuQ/UN21qYEVTJI/AAAAAAAAS_U/Kw_LrwZGVeU/s1600/IMG_1454.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ayHcHuPJDuQ/UN21qYEVTJI/AAAAAAAAS_U/Kw_LrwZGVeU/s400/IMG_1454.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ySHP3Z2xza4/UN21rzC4PJI/AAAAAAAAS_g/y5Lp7Cfzrs0/s1600/IMG_1458.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ySHP3Z2xza4/UN21rzC4PJI/AAAAAAAAS_g/y5Lp7Cfzrs0/s400/IMG_1458.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-53533829760528348592012-12-15T19:52:00.001-06:002012-12-15T19:53:17.848-06:00Happy Birthday, Reed !!!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Happy Birthday to the cutest little Old Fashioned Boy, Ever !!!<br />Happy 9th Birthday, Reed!!!<br />Grandma loves you !!!!!<br /><br /><br />This is a picture I took of him last weekend at the Christmas Play<br />He was in the opening scene and he just melted this grandma's heart when I saw him !!!<br />He is always so loving and LOVES to draw ( and is good at it)<br />He has brought so much joy to our lives!!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bV5yL7aXwWo/UM0pizXaS4I/AAAAAAAASvY/IruZn4XxMIo/s1600/IMG_6869.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bV5yL7aXwWo/UM0pizXaS4I/AAAAAAAASvY/IruZn4XxMIo/s400/IMG_6869.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-37200576107524844322012-12-14T10:44:00.001-06:002012-12-14T10:45:21.242-06:00Bathroom Remodel<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">God has blessed us with being able to remodel a bathroom.... A much needed remodel !!<br />I am getting ready to have knee replacement surgery in January so <br />it is a very timely remodel as well since we didn't have a shower that we could use.<br /><br />Here are a few before pics<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JKn04chImPQ/UMtXmjPhGxI/AAAAAAAASuo/moje5vMGiWI/s1600/Bathroom%2BRemodel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JKn04chImPQ/UMtXmjPhGxI/AAAAAAAASuo/moje5vMGiWI/s400/Bathroom%2BRemodel.jpg" /></a><br />And the first few days of gutting..... Will add more as we go along....</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZJaCR5-IEY/UMtXnkETvRI/AAAAAAAASu0/IOiAw9Tl9cM/s1600/Bathroom%2BRemodel1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZJaCR5-IEY/UMtXnkETvRI/AAAAAAAASu0/IOiAw9Tl9cM/s400/Bathroom%2BRemodel1.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-37907752484095313642012-12-12T14:27:00.001-06:002012-12-12T14:28:17.183-06:00Christmas play 2012<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">How can the church photographer NOT blog about the Christmas Play???<br />BUT.....<br />Which pictures do you post??? How many do you post???<br />Well..... Here are just a few, THEN you can go <br /><a href="http://photozmom.smugmug.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">HERE </span></a><br />to see the photos from each showing....<br />God blessed with safety<br />packed out crowds<br />and most of all&nbsp;over 400 precious souls saved !!!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dy5bTzkzqYI/UMjo0f9ImLI/AAAAAAAASkk/k80N4JcYO-4/s1600/IMG_7274.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dy5bTzkzqYI/UMjo0f9ImLI/AAAAAAAASkk/k80N4JcYO-4/s400/IMG_7274.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iZSsSYINasU/UMjo04yYxrI/AAAAAAAASkw/CwnHQnIfc6g/s1600/IMG_9334.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iZSsSYINasU/UMjo04yYxrI/AAAAAAAASkw/CwnHQnIfc6g/s400/IMG_9334.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aSa6VldkJBE/UMjo1nTJZJI/AAAAAAAASk8/vt1_pSnyp9s/s1600/IMG_8187.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aSa6VldkJBE/UMjo1nTJZJI/AAAAAAAASk8/vt1_pSnyp9s/s400/IMG_8187.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UfYSOQLNYvY/UMjo2V6p7GI/AAAAAAAASlI/ZYhblywBBgc/s1600/IMG_8337.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UfYSOQLNYvY/UMjo2V6p7GI/AAAAAAAASlI/ZYhblywBBgc/s400/IMG_8337.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NVy21qc_6Dk/UMjo3Reo7LI/AAAAAAAASlU/X6iNojCmnCc/s1600/IMG_8633.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NVy21qc_6Dk/UMjo3Reo7LI/AAAAAAAASlU/X6iNojCmnCc/s400/IMG_8633.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-7254036043929492802012-12-01T08:53:00.001-06:002012-12-01T08:54:07.493-06:00Caring Acres Tree Decorating Party<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">The Nov. 29th, Caring Acres ( the home where Myron's dad lives) had a special evening <br />to decorate their trees. It was a special inforamal evening.<br />It started out with decorating the three trees, <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RClu1_3YjEM/ULoaAniffdI/AAAAAAAASXE/lY7Q31MknAo/s1600/Caring%2BAcres%2BParty%2BNov.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RClu1_3YjEM/ULoaAniffdI/AAAAAAAASXE/lY7Q31MknAo/s400/Caring%2BAcres%2BParty%2BNov.jpg" /></a><br />There weren't a lot of residents that were able to help with the decorating<br />but there was a LOT of supervisors !!!!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KjFjEOnMYKE/ULoaBjKSgAI/AAAAAAAASXQ/uAIeL_RO19w/s1600/Caring%2BAcres%2BParty%2BNov1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KjFjEOnMYKE/ULoaBjKSgAI/AAAAAAAASXQ/uAIeL_RO19w/s400/Caring%2BAcres%2BParty%2BNov1.jpg" /></a><br />Before it was all over one of the aids had brought her WII<br />and it didn't take two much arm twisting to get Imo and Wayne to try their hand<br />at Bowling and Tennis ( although they only played one round of tennis)<br />What a lot of laughs! <br />I love this home and both the residents and staff! God truly blessed Dad (and our family)<br />with Caring Acres in Anita!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DmT3tX6Umxs/ULoaDDmfGuI/AAAAAAAASXY/8HcWPhWqm_k/s1600/Caring%2BAcres%2BParty%2BNov2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DmT3tX6Umxs/ULoaDDmfGuI/AAAAAAAASXY/8HcWPhWqm_k/s400/Caring%2BAcres%2BParty%2BNov2.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-46825671708330681462012-11-28T19:04:00.001-06:002012-11-28T19:04:23.977-06:0060 yrs !!!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">60 years ago right about this minute.... My mother was walking down the isle towards her sweetheart<br />and a whole new life. Sixty YEARS !!!! <br />What a precious journey, hand in hand. I LOVE to watch them love each other!!!<br />WHAT an amazing example they have been to those around them!<br />The Bible says to give honor to whom honor is due....<br />And to honor your parents......<br />I cannot put into words&nbsp; how much I love and respect my parents! I am just SOOO thankful for them!<br />I love you Dad and Mom! Happy Anniversary!!! May you have MANY more !!!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pE9Jdhf20EY/ULa0lQLLQ_I/AAAAAAAASLo/zOM5lujkxF8/s1600/Mom%2Band%2BDad%2527s%2BWedding.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pE9Jdhf20EY/ULa0lQLLQ_I/AAAAAAAASLo/zOM5lujkxF8/s400/Mom%2Band%2BDad%2527s%2BWedding.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-12970354617624866822012-11-21T13:30:00.001-06:002012-11-21T14:08:14.731-06:00Not Just ANY Rolls Will Do.....They HAVE To Be Grandma Taylor's Rolls !!!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">For as long as I can remember my Grandma Taylor ( my mother's mother) made rolls for EVERY&nbsp;occasion!!!<br />At my bridal shower almost 40 yrs ago Grandma gave me her recipe.<br />HERE is THE recipe in her handwriting! It is SO precious to me!<br />After she passed away I was the one that started making them for Thanksgiving.<br />A few yrs ago ( because of a crazy schedule) I cheated and bought frozen dough and baked them........WOW !!!!! Did I get in TROUBLE !!!!!<br />I wasn't sure I would get to come to Thanksgiving IF I were to EVER do THAT again!!!<br />So, Today was roll baking day for tomorrow, and I decided to &nbsp;document it as I go....<br /><br />So HERE GOES :O)<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oreYIPPuSYA/UK0sGknAvYI/AAAAAAAASJw/DEcI2XtuHa0/s1600/IMG_6463.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oreYIPPuSYA/UK0sGknAvYI/AAAAAAAASJw/DEcI2XtuHa0/s400/IMG_6463.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Scald your milk ( I do it in the microwave and melt my butter at the same time)<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o2PZlGGdTa4/UK0sIN0Y3QI/AAAAAAAASJ8/X2iadSZeOKc/s1600/IMG_6467.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o2PZlGGdTa4/UK0sIN0Y3QI/AAAAAAAASJ8/X2iadSZeOKc/s400/IMG_6467.JPG" /></a><br />When it is luke warm add the salt, beaten eggs, and yeast<br />add your flour</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sDujCXsAqPA/UK0sI-BadYI/AAAAAAAASKI/uKf-lfmeETo/s1600/IMG_6468.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sDujCXsAqPA/UK0sI-BadYI/AAAAAAAASKI/uKf-lfmeETo/s400/IMG_6468.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">get it all mixed together and put it in a greased bowl to let raise<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Q9VvlB2JW8/UK0sJxLYiII/AAAAAAAASKU/Gl2NCFuXPNg/s1600/IMG_6471.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Q9VvlB2JW8/UK0sJxLYiII/AAAAAAAASKU/Gl2NCFuXPNg/s400/IMG_6471.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">punch it down and let raise again<br />punch it down and make rolls<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xoWTfU3kSa4/UK0sKkLCmNI/AAAAAAAASKg/9n3hVB2ezEA/s1600/IMG_6474.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xoWTfU3kSa4/UK0sKkLCmNI/AAAAAAAASKg/9n3hVB2ezEA/s400/IMG_6474.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes<br />then reduce to 300 for another 10-15 minutes (watching closely)<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RHOiUmYc2II/UK0sLXrN-iI/AAAAAAAASKs/VsVtEjhgCXM/s1600/IMG_6482.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RHOiUmYc2II/UK0sLXrN-iI/AAAAAAAASKs/VsVtEjhgCXM/s400/IMG_6482.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">When you take them out I rub BUTTER all over them and let them cool!!<br /><br />Here is the finished product cooled and waiting to go into a container<br />to head to my folk's tonight.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M-TL5OGy7Po/UK0sM1H5kRI/AAAAAAAASK4/aAYIWdW3I0c/s1600/IMG_6486.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M-TL5OGy7Po/UK0sM1H5kRI/AAAAAAAASK4/aAYIWdW3I0c/s400/IMG_6486.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XrbEiOgOCdg/UK0sNvZB2GI/AAAAAAAASLI/5Iyqc4C51rY/s1600/IMG_6490.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XrbEiOgOCdg/UK0sNvZB2GI/AAAAAAAASLI/5Iyqc4C51rY/s400/IMG_6490.JPG" /></a><br />Have a Blessed Thanksgiving, Everyone!<br />Remember to take some time to think about just HOW BLESSED we are !!!!&nbsp;</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-45059988422164948152012-11-14T11:08:00.001-06:002012-11-14T11:10:27.163-06:00Heartland Quartet Reunion <div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Myron was asked probably about 15 yrs ago or more to be in a quartet at our church. We both enjoyed him being in the group SO much.... These men and their wives were friends of ours and we were all so comfortable with one another. They made a couple of cds and really enjoyed their practices and singing together!!!&nbsp;They mainly sang for our church but did sing a few times other places. We all grew close, then about 10 yrs ago Dan and Carmen moved away and they haven't been able to sing together again until&nbsp;This&nbsp;week! Dan and Carmen are on deputation to go to Mexico as missionaries and are in the area on deputation and are visiting family for Thanksgiving.<br />They are going to present their work at our church on Sunday night, so Preacher asked the quartet if they would&nbsp; sing for about a half hour before our evening service. We met at Kevin and Lori's for supper last night and then the guys practiced for several hours.<br />I am sure some of you will feel like some of these pictures are dedundant, BUT check out the facial expressions in the pictures! Those of you that have seen them sing before and that know the guys will enjoy the expressions and interactions!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RTF7eb3wO3I/UKPQYbWNRxI/AAAAAAAASHk/LcWzbZwMS_4/s1600/IMG_5976.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RTF7eb3wO3I/UKPQYbWNRxI/AAAAAAAASHk/LcWzbZwMS_4/s400/IMG_5976.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4LpbmpVTFFE/UKPQZRrejSI/AAAAAAAASHw/GflWfql5w1U/s1600/IMG_5987.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4LpbmpVTFFE/UKPQZRrejSI/AAAAAAAASHw/GflWfql5w1U/s400/IMG_5987.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yzLtzkr9XIw/UKPQaUEaksI/AAAAAAAASH8/APuR0FQl0FQ/s1600/IMG_5999.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yzLtzkr9XIw/UKPQaUEaksI/AAAAAAAASH8/APuR0FQl0FQ/s400/IMG_5999.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s1TOjTX75Ws/UKPQa6NDHAI/AAAAAAAASII/Ayew9bbjJnE/s1600/IMG_6006.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s1TOjTX75Ws/UKPQa6NDHAI/AAAAAAAASII/Ayew9bbjJnE/s400/IMG_6006.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jh1iJfd-Meo/UKPQbgbWn1I/AAAAAAAASIU/38CjhDp20oA/s1600/IMG_6017.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jh1iJfd-Meo/UKPQbgbWn1I/AAAAAAAASIU/38CjhDp20oA/s400/IMG_6017.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-46dRNJV8LAc/UKPQcjCxoGI/AAAAAAAASIg/w3pg_dmBxH0/s1600/IMG_6102.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-46dRNJV8LAc/UKPQcjCxoGI/AAAAAAAASIg/w3pg_dmBxH0/s400/IMG_6102.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4tMCuFqol78/UKPQdrWzruI/AAAAAAAASIs/25utkWQ5B5M/s1600/IMG_6146.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4tMCuFqol78/UKPQdrWzruI/AAAAAAAASIs/25utkWQ5B5M/s400/IMG_6146.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jC8j1X4wnuU/UKPQeLs5ABI/AAAAAAAASI4/6dheQ0R3hlE/s1600/IMG_6155.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jC8j1X4wnuU/UKPQeLs5ABI/AAAAAAAASI4/6dheQ0R3hlE/s400/IMG_6155.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NL7uAoYWPGg/UKPQe8JZO8I/AAAAAAAASJE/I6a2XTwprkM/s1600/IMG_6240.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NL7uAoYWPGg/UKPQe8JZO8I/AAAAAAAASJE/I6a2XTwprkM/s400/IMG_6240.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-9973244256609274152012-10-28T16:21:00.001-05:002012-10-28T16:21:38.130-05:00Autumn At The Hoffert Homestead<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">I just LOVE our property in the fall! Everywhere we look it is just GORGEOUS !!!<br />One of the last nice days I took the camera out and just had fun playing with the kitties and enjoying the fall foliage ! Here is a collage to share my view.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tKrlCOzSZIU/UI2h374_HeI/AAAAAAAASGM/AknR8dwdkwU/s1600/Autumn%2Bat%2Bthe%2BHoffert%2Bhouse.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tKrlCOzSZIU/UI2h374_HeI/AAAAAAAASGM/AknR8dwdkwU/s400/Autumn%2Bat%2Bthe%2BHoffert%2Bhouse.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-52358852041955370252012-10-27T19:29:00.001-05:002012-10-27T20:08:36.032-05:00 M.I.A. AGAIN !!!!!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Yes! It has been MONTHS since I have blogged.... Not quite sure why.... But here it is .... Fall !<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A1TQ8cC_pLU/UIx8YFNuS5I/AAAAAAAASDc/uqHzxH-jA-o/s1600/IMG_5222.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A1TQ8cC_pLU/UIx8YFNuS5I/AAAAAAAASDc/uqHzxH-jA-o/s400/IMG_5222.JPG" /></a><br />So I decided before anymore time goes by I had better get back to it so the ones of you that are still checking the blog&nbsp; don't jump ship too !!! :O)<br />It's been a good summer.... <br />From Feb- Sept I spent every other week in Western Iowa visiting with my father in law every day then spending the nights with my folks. I drove over on Mondays and left on Saturdays. I love doing it!!!<br />THEN.... I took a wonderful 10 day vacation with my dear friend Patricia visiting her home state of New York !!! We spent our time in Rochester visiting her daughter and her family as well as her brother and a dear friend of hers. It was such a great trip! I fully intended to take LOTS of time blogging each day so you could see what I got to do and EAT while I was there. <br />It didn't happen and again... not sure why!<br />Shortly after getting back from the trip I started having my normal health issues. I was down for a couple of weeks so didn't get back over to spend time with Dad H. Then I did get back over a week ago. He is doing&nbsp; really well. Seems to be settling in well.That is a big deal!!! (Those of you have had to move a loved one into a nursing facility KNOW what a big deal that is!)<br />This week again I have been under the weather but hopefully am starting to pull out of it!!!<br />Myron is busy working each day at his day job then most evenings goes up to Washington to work on our church buses. I am so thankful for his willingness to serve in this&nbsp;capacity! <br />I will try in the next couple days to get a couple of "flash back" collages up so you can get a&nbsp;glimpse&nbsp;of what we have missed while I have been MIA! Would love to hear comments from you so I know who is still out there :O)<br />Happy Fall Everyone!!!</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-77508043193333571922012-07-19T19:18:00.001-05:002012-07-19T19:20:17.009-05:00We Had Some Wind Last Night!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Last night I was almost asleep in my chair when the wind really came up! It was REALLY blowing and then I heard a LOT of racket.... It brought me up out of my chair totally freaked out! Then as I woke up more I thought it must have been just because I was almost asleep and that had made it sound worse than it was because it was over pretty fast.... Then&nbsp; at noon today Myron asked me " Did you&nbsp;see what the wind did last night?" I went out behind the garage and THIS is what I found! We are so thankful that it was away from the house. It landed on a tractor that Myron was getting ready to overhaul and sell... NOW we need to replace the glass in the cab :O/<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ml4KO34rn68/UAikO-6i6II/AAAAAAAARuY/gqcdvNKO9DU/s1600/100_6909.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ml4KO34rn68/UAikO-6i6II/AAAAAAAARuY/gqcdvNKO9DU/s400/100_6909.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v43tj4v5wsE/UAikPK__6AI/AAAAAAAARuk/cpCrpp64E8U/s1600/100_6910.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v43tj4v5wsE/UAikPK__6AI/AAAAAAAARuk/cpCrpp64E8U/s400/100_6910.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ki1-NowKmgI/UAikPimW5HI/AAAAAAAARuw/vOVAd2Kea44/s1600/100_6912.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ki1-NowKmgI/UAikPimW5HI/AAAAAAAARuw/vOVAd2Kea44/s400/100_6912.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ThrBWcE2THE/UAikPxq8isI/AAAAAAAARu8/FT4YuGPjsVI/s1600/100_6913.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ThrBWcE2THE/UAikPxq8isI/AAAAAAAARu8/FT4YuGPjsVI/s400/100_6913.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-52439632528272373792012-07-16T18:17:00.001-05:002012-07-16T18:18:32.513-05:001st Anniversary!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Sunday night was our Preacher's 1st anniversary as our pastor!<br />What a blessing it has been to watch him grow in the Lord<br />&nbsp;God has truly blessed us with this precious family!<br />Looking forward to seeing what God has in store for this next year!<br />Love you, Preacher and Mrs. Charity!!!!!!!!!!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-97kd4hH95po/UAShGfN_iPI/AAAAAAAARuE/WVJneRG5O6A/s1600/100_6889.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-97kd4hH95po/UAShGfN_iPI/AAAAAAAARuE/WVJneRG5O6A/s400/100_6889.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773352169609494860.post-27404181129235499392012-07-05T21:02:00.000-05:002012-07-05T21:04:16.340-05:00Adair Turbines<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fourth of July Myron and I made a trip to see his dad. On the way we drove by MANY wind turbines that were in the process of being&nbsp;erected.&nbsp; We decided to stop and take a look. We both are very facinated by them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This first picture is one that was taken a few weeks ago. This will help you see the finished product so that you can see the pieces all put together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xqOT1AZ28UQ/T_ZGse4t3eI/AAAAAAAARtw/iG0_OMw62wI/s1600/9Q9A0281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xqOT1AZ28UQ/T_ZGse4t3eI/AAAAAAAARtw/iG0_OMw62wI/s320/9Q9A0281.JPG" width="254" /></a></div>&nbsp;The pieces were laying around separately so we can see the size of each piece. I tried to get Myron beside each piece so you can see how BIG they are. <br /><br />I don't know the names of the pieces, so bare with me.... <br />This is the piece that the blade fit into...<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-irGlkPOVq8I/T_ZFVLaNXHI/AAAAAAAARsk/Er60BQABXNg/s1600/100_6705.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-irGlkPOVq8I/T_ZFVLaNXHI/AAAAAAAARsk/Er60BQABXNg/s400/100_6705.JPG" /></a><br />This is the tail and main base for the blades</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WAJPN_2v6JI/T_ZFVTjjM8I/AAAAAAAARsw/NEWR7cohUZs/s1600/100_6706.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WAJPN_2v6JI/T_ZFVTjjM8I/AAAAAAAARsw/NEWR7cohUZs/s400/100_6706.JPG" /></a><br />The base of the whole turbine </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZOiJhFQkbXk/T_ZFVn7NooI/AAAAAAAARs8/ZTxx5j-tgl4/s1600/100_6707.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZOiJhFQkbXk/T_ZFVn7NooI/AAAAAAAARs8/ZTxx5j-tgl4/s400/100_6707.JPG" /></a><br />The blades</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9pD0Ky7iI1w/T_ZFWK7KT-I/AAAAAAAARtI/M7pgiN_XZDw/s1600/100_6709.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9pD0Ky7iI1w/T_ZFWK7KT-I/AAAAAAAARtI/M7pgiN_XZDw/s400/100_6709.JPG" /></a><br />"HeLLLooooooo in there!!!!"<br />Myron just HAD to see the inside of the blades!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KmqfX9IpChI/T_ZFWD2jJ6I/AAAAAAAARtU/xv8nYW0RPzE/s1600/100_6712.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KmqfX9IpChI/T_ZFWD2jJ6I/AAAAAAAARtU/xv8nYW0RPzE/s400/100_6712.JPG" /></a><br />Another turbine getting ready to be assembled!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ndENzKaZbC8/T_ZFWmj8-tI/AAAAAAAARtg/5r1J0h5q9Z8/s1600/100_6710.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ndENzKaZbC8/T_ZFWmj8-tI/AAAAAAAARtg/5r1J0h5q9Z8/s400/100_6710.JPG" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>photozmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08415774255379964646noreply@blogger.com1